hey everyone! we are all so very tired. we went to chorazin, one of the cities where Jesus preached and did mighty deeds and yet they rejected him. in Matthew 11:21 Jesus says "Woe to you, Chorazin..." because they saw Jesus act and yet did not repent. in Chorazin there was a ruin of an old temple. it was pretty amazing. (we have a guide from the country explaining each place that we go) Kay taught a basic overview from Genesis through 2 Chronicles.:) Then went on to overview pre-exilic, the exile, and post-exilic periods so that we understood a simple background of israel and the surrounding nations.:) She did such a great job in such a short amount of time. Then we went to Tel Dan where the evil king Jeroboam in 1 Kings 12:27-33 builds 2 golden calves, one in Bethel and one in Dan. He builds these so that the people would not go to Jerusalem to the house of the Lord to sacrifice because then the people would return to the Lord and Rehoboam and kill Jeroboam.
Kay taught on sin and how the sin of Solomon carried on to Jeroboam. She started with Solomon and when the Lord told him that He would tear away the kingdom from him and give it to his servant (1 Kings 11:9-13). It was amazing to see the ruin of the altar in dan and read how the sin of a man led the people away from the Lord to build an altar to a false god. it was a great reminder of how far sin will take you and how much we want to flee from it. we were reminded why we read and study the word; we study to not be captured by the lies of the world and to know our savior more and more.
we also stopped at Mt. Nebo, where Jesus told Peter that upon Himself, Christ would build the church. this place we stopped at was sort of anti-climactic. it is a big touristy spot and so they were selling ice cream at the bottom of the mountain...it was very disappointing.
then we went back to the Sea of Galilee and rode across it in a boat. it was so neat to be on the Sea and think of all the time Jesus and His disciples spent on the Sea.
oh, and the food is AMAZING! i really could eat this food all the time. they eat so healthy, there are no fat people at all, they walk everywhere, it is wonderful! the whether is beautiful right now, although i do hear that it gets hotter.
hey everyone! we are all so very tired. we went to chorazin, one of the cities where Jesus preached and did mighty deeds and yet they rejected him. in Matthew 11:21 Jesus says "Woe to you, Chorazin..." because they saw Jesus act and yet did not repent. in Chorazin there was a ruin of an old temple. it was pretty amazing. (we have a guide from the country explaining each place that we go) Kay taught a basic overview from Genesis through 2 Chronicles.:) Then went on to overview pre-exilic, the exile, and post-exilic periods so that we understood a simple background of israel and the surrounding nations.:) She did such a great job in such a short amount of time. Then we went to Tel Dan where the evil king Jeroboam in 1 Kings 12:27-33 builds 2 golden calves, one in Bethel and one in Dan. He builds these so that the people would not go to Jerusalem to the house of the Lord to sacrifice because then the people would return to the Lord and Rehoboam and kill Jeroboam. 
so i've read a lot about this place in the middle east thanks to my old testament professor dr. mooney and my new testament proferssor dr. mobley. i hear it is hot and very sandy. i am so excited to finally get to see the places i have studied. i'll let you know if i see lots of people with "jesus sandals" on. if there is anything else you want to know...just ask. i'm sure that after 2 weeks there i will be an EXPERT! (actually...you should just ask dr. mooney) anyways, hopefully i'll have internet at the hotels. sometimes we are supposed to and sometimes we won't. 
